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Day 2 Peru – Lima, Pachacamac, and Bridge of Sighs
Read More: Day 2 Peru – Lima, Pachacamac, and Bridge of SighsAfter a long day yesterday it was nice to have a decent sleep. Apologies to you English Teachers and Grammar Aficianados about yesterday's post. I was a bit out of it! Breakfast was only on until 10am so we couldn't sleep in too much. After breakfast it was off to wander the streets and see…
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Day 1 Peru – Here we go again and Continent six of seven.
Read More: Day 1 Peru – Here we go again and Continent six of seven.Well it's time for Dave and Kris to venture forth into the world and “see stuff”. Also today marks the day that Kris and I will have traveled to six of seven continents. The last one is the Antarctic. We have to wait a couple of years for that one. We are off…
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Whistler and Joffre Lakes
Read More: Whistler and Joffre LakesDay 1 – Whistler and Blackcomb First day up was a trip to do the Peak 2 Peak Gondola. Pricey indeed but on day like Saturday when the sun is out, amazing. At the top of the gondola we hiked a bit down the hill to the bottom of the Peak chair. You can see…
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We’re Home From Scotland.
Read More: We’re Home From Scotland.Well we made it. 19 days of intense history and sight seeing. All together as a family where jet lag plays in. We not only survived but enjoyed. Time to get back to reality. I’d love a bit of feedback on what you liked or didn’t like about this daily blog. It was fun…
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Day 18 – Legoland? Really?
Read More: Day 18 – Legoland? Really?Today doesn’t really fit our trip. Here we are seeing some spectacular history and such. And then we go to a them park. Well if you have kids you’d understand. Ryan wanted this trip way back when. Eric had no idea what it meant. However Legoland is translatable to 8 year old (as he was…
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Day 17, Fly Back to Heathrow and Off to Stonehenge
Read More: Day 17, Fly Back to Heathrow and Off to StonehengeToday was an early start. We had a 9am flight to Heathrow. Getting out of Edinburgh was it’s usual challenge. I must say though that Virgin Atlantic is a well run show. Brand new plane and free everything. Picking up the car at Heathrow made all your horror stories of LHR true. 15 minute walk…
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Day 16, Edinburgh Castle, Scottish Honours
Read More: Day 16, Edinburgh Castle, Scottish HonoursI have decided I don’t really like driving in Edinburgh. Road closures, detours and construction really mess up the plans. The GPS doesn’t know this of course and the city is not laid out in a grid so “going around the block” doesn’t always work. Eventually we did find the castle and parking. A wetter…
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Day 15, St. Andrews. Golf Anyone?
Read More: Day 15, St. Andrews. Golf Anyone?Today was the day to go see the Castle and in city stuff. So we could have a break from driving. But since the weather may not be as nice tomorrow as today we elected to switch the agenda around a bit. Nobody should say we aren’t flexible. Just well planned 😉 I’ve decided I…
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Day 14, Back down south. Or otherwise known as Yucky Drive Day.
Read More: Day 14, Back down south. Or otherwise known as Yucky Drive Day.Today there isn’t much to say. An 11am ferry back the way we came. Nice but not as clear as they way up. They are pretty much the same as the BC Ferries in loading. We did get to see the Old Man of Hoy again. Very cool sea stack. Once we landed it was…
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Day 13, Neolithic, Beaches and Beer.
Read More: Day 13, Neolithic, Beaches and Beer.First off our weather has been about perfect for an area where it rains and is stormy a good part of the year. 17C and mostly clear skies. However, the winds are constant. And strong. So even on a “hot and sunny” day we wore long pants and GoreTex jackets. We are all wind burnt.…
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Versailles
We took the train outside of Paris today to visit the Palace of Versailles. The palace was originally a modest hunting lodge built by King Louis XIII in 1623. Now it is a Baroque palace and a symbol of royal excess! Louis XIV, who called himself the Sun King, was the King of France from…
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We Have Arrived in Paris
After an overnight flight from Montreal, we have landed in Paris. We caught the train into town, switched to the metro for one stop and found our accommodation without too much hassle. Our Air B&B is in the 4th arrondissement, also called Marais/Hotel de Ville. Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a full kitchen and some hanging…
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We are off to France
Eric is doing his first semester of teacher training at the University of Tours, an hour south of Paris. We have decided to take a quick family trip in Paris, then take him to Tours to get settled. After that, Ryan will head north into Switzerland to visit a friend and Dave and Kris will…
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